COLLETIDAE
Colettidae bees, more commoinly know as Plasterer Bees, due to the method of smoothing the walls of their nest cells with secretions applied with their mouthparts; these secretions dry into a cellophane-like lining.
There are 2 Genus in the Colletidae family that are native to the UK, They are Collettes & Hylaeus
The Colletes Genus has 9 species of bee native to the UK -
Colletes cunicularius (Spring Colletes)
Colletes daviesanus (Davies' Colletes)
Colletes floralis (Northern Colletes)
Colletes fodiens (Hairy-saddled Colletes)
Colletes halophilus (Sea Aster Bee)
Colletes hederae (Ivy Bee)
Colletes marginatus (Little Colletes)
Colletes similis (Bare-saddled Colletes)
Colletes succinctus (Heather Colletes)
The Hylaeus Genus has 12 species of bee native to the UK -
Hylaeus annularis (Shingle Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus brevicornis (Short-horned Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus communis (Common Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus confusus (White-jawed Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus cornutus (Spined Hylaeus)
Hylaeus dilatatus (Chalk Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus hyalinatus (Hairy Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus incongruus (White-lipped Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus pectoralis (Reed Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus pictipes (Little Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus punctulatissimus (Onion Yellow-face Bee)
Hylaeus signatus (Mignonette Yellow-face Bee)
